Ahem, so … we’re officially “award-winning” again. Yup: ML Rocky Mountains and ML Coast Mountains both received awards recently at the 2023 Alberta Magazine Publishers Association Conference.
MLRM won Silver for Best New Magazine and also for Best Profile for “Killing It Softly“, a deep dive into the career of extreme skier Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger.
“We’re honoured to have been selected as first runner-up for Best New Magazine in Alberta, and we’re stoked for the winners, Hungry Zine. The Alberta magazines community is going strong with publications like theirs, The Sprawl, Alberta View, EDify, and so many others and it’s great to be part of this group of hardworking people who love magazines as much as we do,” said MLRM editor Kristy Davison.
MLRM took home Silver for Best Photo in the category Landscape, Still Life and Architecture for this shot by Paul Manning-Hunter:
The winning photo by Paul Manning-Hunter. “Just as the sun was setting, my brother and I made a short hike through crunchy early-winter snow to a wave called ‘The Mountain’ on the Kananaskis River,” said Manning-Hunter. “While David got ready to surf, I put my camera gear in a drybag and swam to the other side. To capture the stars I needed a long exposure, but to capture David I needed something quicker. So I set up my camera on a tripod in the river, opened the shutter and climbed up an icy rock with a strobe light in order to freeze him in motion—which at minus ten degrees Celsius was not something he needed any help with. The hike back to the car was slippery in frozen booties and it wasn’t until we were well on our way home that our wetsuit zippers thawed enough to unzip.”
And: ML Coast Mountains took home B.C. Magazine of the Year.
“We work with some of the best writers, photographers and artists in the industry,” said ML Publisher Todd Lawson, “in one of the most action-packed places in the world, so we’re lucky to have such a wealth of talent, knowledge and beauty to draw from. This award is for them, and for our little corner of B.C.”
“Flipping through the photos and reading a real, tangible magazine is a special experience, especially as the machines come after more and more of our time and lives,” added MLCM editor Feet Banks. “Just knowing that people are picking up, spending time with, and enjoying the magazine is a true honour and a responsibility we don’t take lightly. Thank you everyone for lending us your eyeballs.”
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